“Welcome to self-massage for binding,” Reed wrote on the wall with a dry-erase marker, jotting down techniques that students would learn: chest opening, rib release, upper back release. Massage therapists at Freed Bodyworks have also helped him loosen up scar tissue from undergoing chest surgery about two years ago. “Going to a place like Freed Bodyworks, where you’re sort of treated as the norm . More than 97 percent of the 1,800 survey participants said they had experienced a negative health outcome, including back pain, overheating, chest pain, shortness of breath, itching and bad posture. It’s a message that informs not only the class, but also the rest of Reed’s work, the massage therapist said.

Source: Washington Post December 26, 2018 22:52 UTC